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A. H,.BRIN'TNBLL. VIVIAGEIBTERY EUR MANUFACTURING CHEESE.

No. 293.140. Patented P9115, 1884.

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vA. EBRINTNBLL. MACHINERY POR MANUFACTURING CHEESE. No. 293,140. Patented- Peby, 1884.

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' UNirisn Siler-ns1 Param .tries MACHINERY FORMANUFACTURING CHEESE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of' Lette-rs Patent- No. 293,140, dated February 5, 1 884.

Application filed March 8, 1HE?. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ARCHIBALD H. `BRINr` i i NELL, a subject of Her `Majesty `the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Belleville, in the `county of Hastings, Province of Ontario, and

Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements on Machinery for Manu-` g facturing` Cheese, Vof which the following isa specification.

- amachinefor manufacturing cheese, for which Letters Patent of the United States havebeen granted to me, bearing` date the 22d March, 1881, and numbered 239,027.

i My present invention conslsts in the novel `combination and arrangement of devices, hereinafter `described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side view of the curd-vat, and Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same. Figs. 3 and 4t are a plan and side view,

respectively, of the mechanism for adjusting the agitators to the vertical shafts. Fig. 5 is a sectional view ofthe faucet. Fig. 6 is a partial side view of the curd-vat and of' the mechanism for conveying motion from the main shaft to the upright shafts. Fig. 7 is a side view of the curd-cutting machine, and Fig. 8 is a view of the gearing for transferring motion from the main shaft to the counter-shaft, aund also to the running-gear of the curd-sink,

and shows also a back view of the curd-cutting machine and sectional Vview of the curdsink.

Similar letters referto similar parts th rough-` out the several views.

A is the curd-vat, as in general use for cheese-making, and c is the frame-work thereon,for carrying the working parts of the mechanism connected therewith.

Bis the main shaft, supported by hanging bracket C.

D is a swinging'bracket hinged at el d, andV supports the short shaft E. This shaft'has a i bevel-wheel, e, which gears into a pinion, c',

v hung on the main sh aft. The swinging bracket has pivoted to it a movable arm, e2, having two notches inits lower edge. This arm passes through a slot, C', in the hanging bracket, and holds the swinging bracket in place by engaging one or other of its notches (as may be required) on the lower edge of the slot, The

My invention relates to improvements upon` i short shaft E is connected with the countershaft G by means of the connecting-rod F and its` couplings, providing thus very ,simple and ready mode of connecting the main shaft with the counter-shaft.

:In place of using pulleys anda belt to transmit motion to the vertical shaftsH H, as in my former invention, I now use the beveled wheel 71J and pinion g on the verticaland counter shafts, respectively.- This produces-a more certain` and `effective means `of giving motion to the shafts H H.

Instead of using the cross-beam on the ver= ticalshafts, and its `mode of attachment and adjustment, `I now use a socket or groove, J,

`of a` novel form and construction, through which the vertical shaft passes, andn is set at any required height Aby means of the thumbf screw J. The arms J2, carrying the paddles J, are` adjusted and held inposition by the flanges on the sides j of the groove, no other mechanical contrivance being necessary for that purpose, thereby producing a simple, durable, and easily-adjusted mechanism,and, being of iron, is easilykept clean and pure.

K is afaucet, to be used for running off the contents of' the vat. It is shown in section at Fig. 5, and isconstructed as follows: Y K is the tube` or shell, having a flange, K,which flange is placedy within the vat. This tube has a collar, K2, screwed on outside ofthe vat, and is thus firmly held in position. L isa plug, closed at the inner end and inserted into the tube, and held to its place by means of' the bar L', .rings L?, lugs L, and collar L4, screwed onto theV tube. The manner of opening the faucet is to remove the bar L and withdraw the plug. The benefits derivable from this device are that there is no space in which milk can become stagnant while the paddles are in motion, as 'is unavoidably the case in the throat of' the faucet in ordinary use; also as to the ready means it `furnishes of thoroughly cleaning out and purifying the tube after using. This construction-of' faucet, however, it is designed to make the subject matter of a separate application.

M is a cover extending over the top of Vthe curd-vat, which is also to be applied to the curd-sink, and is composed of canvasor any other suitable material attached to a frame, m, and having a stay or stays, m', to keep it in IOO shape. This cover can be applied to any shaped vat or sink that may be required, whether oblong, square, or circular. The frame m can be hinged to the frame a, as shown in Fig. 2, or when appliedto a circular vessel it can be made domed shape; or it may be fixed in any other manner which will best serve the purpose, the object of this contrivance being to exclude dust, iiies, and other detrimental substances from the milk or curds while being operated upon, and al-so to retain the heat during the same process.

N is the frame of the curd-cutting machine, which is suspended from the main shaft.

O is the boX for receiving the curds, in front of which is placed a frame, O, provided with suitable knives. The block or back Ozof this box is pressed in and drawn out by the lever l), and motion is transmitted thereto from the main shaft by means of the pinion Q, spurwheel Q', crank Q2, and connecting-rod Q", the mode of operation being as follows: The block having been withdrawn, the curd is placed in the box. On motion being applied to the mechanism, the curd is forced through the knives, divided into the required dimensions, and drops into the curd-sink below.

R is the frame which supports the working parts of the mechanism which revolves the card-sink agitator, B being the main shaft, from which motion is transmitted vto the vertical shaft S of the agitator by means of the pinion T, spuravheel T', shaft U, pinion V, and beveled wheel 'V'. To one end of the shaft U is attached a lever, NV, with a fulcrum at w, and having an arm, YV, pivoted to it and provided with notches in its lower edge.

In Fig. 8l the mechanism is shown out of gear. To place it in gear, raise the arm and draw out the lower end of the lever until the other notch engages with the pin w.

In connection ,with the curd-sink X, as described in my former Letters Patent, I employ an outer case or vessel, Y, for thecurd-sink, supplied with ordinary steam-pipes in the space x and heated therewith, as is in general use for the curd-vat, the object being to provide a means whereby the curds can be retained at the required temperature during the process of stirring in cool and unseasonable weather.

I do not claim, broadly, the various shafts, pinions, or spur and bevel wheels; but

That I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-

l. In an apparatus for making cheese and to cut and agitate thercurd within the vat, the combination of the bevel-gears mounted in bearings on the vat, the shaft F, having a universal joint at each end, the swinging bracket D; the movable arm e2, and the gears e and e', substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus for making eheeseand for cutting and agitating the curd within the' vat, the combination of the gears'h, mounted on vertical shafts H, the gears g, carried by the horizontal shaft G, the shaft F, having a universal joint at each end, the short shaft E, mounted in a swinging bearing, and having a gear adapted to engage a gear upon the main shaft, and means for engaging and disengaging the gearson the short and main shafts, substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus for making cheese, the combination, with the main shaft geared to the vertical shafts in the curd-vat, and provided witha pinion, T, of the vertical shaft S, carrying agitators at its lower end and a gearwheel, V', at its upper end, a horizontal shaft, U, adapted to slide longitudinally, and provided with a pinion, V, and spur-wheel T', swinging lever XV, connected with the hori zontal shaft for adjusting the same, and means for holding the lever, substantially as described.

A. H. BRINTNELL.

'fitnesses:

Il. CURTIS,

T. O. BOLGER. 

